The Penn's Grove record., 1887-01-29
LOCALS.
YENpuEs.


below Pennsgrove.
Feb. s. W. j. semple, at Forked
Hickory.
Feb. p, Alfred Springer in oldmans
township.
Feb. a. John Featherer, 3 miles be-
low Pemnsgroge, on Penusville road.
Walter Valifnaman's child was bur
led on Thursday.
job Barber has broken ground for
a new house on Penn street.
Miss Mary Prickett, of Moorestown,
is visiting friends at the Cove.
Clement A. Lanning is building an
addition to his farm touse on Laurel
Hill.
Charles Denny has purchased a new
horse. No doubt he will sport after
a better half now.
Next Wednesday is ground hog day.
Look to his hogship whether he brings
fair or foul weather.
Alfred Springer will quit farming
and 60 into the ice-cream and restau-
ant business in Wilmington.
John Summerin & Bro. have bought
a lot of fancy clover and timothy seed
which they will sell at low prices.
Mrs. Mobiles will take part in tomor-
rows services in st. Pauls Church,
She is said to a good conductorofme meet
ings.
Very interesting meetings are in pro-
press at the Bethel M. Z. Church.
FoeI have been converted and more
thaIi a dozen forward during the week.
We feel assured that Pennsgrove
has n ortwo crack shooters who could
take the championship of the county
for shoot against Jordan, of Elmer, or
any other man.
We call the attention of our readers
to the prospectus of the Weekly Press,
of Philadelphia, published in another
column. This is one of the best great
Metropolitan Family Newspapers.
Alfred Robbins, the druggist, has
been sick for two or three weeks but IS
aetting better. His grand son George,
Son of W. d. Robbins, who owns the
drug store, has been conducting the
usiness in the mean time.
The coal bins of our dealers are get
10 low. The break up of the ice IN
river caused by the rain on Monday
! warmer weather during the week
allow them to leplenish their h''s
case it gets no colder.
Mr.. r.. j. Shoemaker, principal OF
Pennsgrove public school, lisa noted
won artist. He has made q portrait
the late Rev. G.. Elgin which is pro-
mced to be very natural and lie
Z. 1t will be given TO Mrs. Elvin.
rbe Delaware River railroad now
) a sleeping car on the noon tram
Gown from Philadelphia. 1t is not SO
comfortable as the Pullman car but by
person occupying two seats quite a
nan may be taken during the two hours
passage from Woodbury. because OF the
delay in handling freight.
Can't. j. d. Whitaker has at last
taken his voyage on the salt sea AFTER
residing OH land for "A year ana ionr
nonths. He left Pennsgrove on Mon
DIV .or Baltimore to go on his schoon'
or the Lewis X. Coftingiam to Pensa-
cola, Fla, with guano. After he
reach there he will load with lumber
fer Cuba.
Capt. Whitaker, the late Assembly
nan from this county, while attending
he Legislature on Monday evening OF
st week. came near losing his pocket
,ok While going into the House. he
II some one jostle him, and shortly
ter found that his hip-pocket. where
kept his pocket-book, had been
arly cut by IL ~pick-pocket. Several
sons lost their watches the same
aning.
Or. ID. Garrison and his wife Maggie
% were married on Wednesday o.
t week returned to Pennsgrove on
Wednesday evening after a pleasant
redding trip to Newark, Orange ahc
sew York City. The Doctor looks
pry and the cheerful countenane'
;bicb he wears gives evidence thai
is happiness has been increased many
lids. Wewish him and his wife mhel
oy and connubial prosperity.
On Thursday a very interesting all
ay meeting was held in Emmanua
',nrch, it being the 10Th annlversar,
the Holiness meetings organized b,
rs. Lizzie Smith. Rev. W. n. Og
IN, of Bridgeport preached in tn
orning; Rev, Mr.. Rather, OF MooreS
" m. in the afternoon and Rev. J. {
;obles and wife conducted the egeu
r-zs-sarviees.
On Wednesday morning Joe V Clark
,orse ran away while he WAS peddlinl
Xix. He was near the foot of Frant
n street and had all his eustoinel
rived but two when the horse whic
as geared to Il dido started on Il rui
he ago struck the lamp post at tn
Tner of Franklin and Nam street
eaking it. The wagon was upset an
Jout fonr quarts of milk lost. tn
,rse got loose by the breaking of I'll